Jane Goodall Archives

Air Canada turns Earth Month spotlight on illegal wildlife trade

April 4, 20247 min

Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline and flag carrier and a founding member of the Star Alliance, has launched an initiative to spotlight the illegal wildlife trade and its impact on global biodiversity, the company said in a press release on Wednesday, renowned conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday. The awareness campaign, in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada and Dr Goodall herself, will showcase on the airline’s in-flight entertainment welcome screens and...

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Conservationist Jane Goodall going strong at 90

April 3, 20245 min

Renowned English conservationist, primatologist, world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, and U.N. Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall turns 90 today. Born April 3, 1934, Jane Goodall was just 26 years old when she followed her passion for wildlife to Gombe, Tanzania, where she began her groundbreaking research into the social and family interactions of chimpanzees in the wild. Her work changed forever humans’ understanding of our relationship with the animal kingdom. Her work extends beyond scientific innovations,...